Cosmetic box



March 4, 1930. w A K 1,748,964

COSMETIC. BOX

Filed Dec.- 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .zlzm

ATTORNEY 2o orifice open for'di's'charging powder; 'j' Fig 2 is asectionfalview taken along'hne;

: fate med Mar; '4', "1930 r WILIQ IAM E. WAGKERQQOF MAPLEWOOID, NEW, JERSEY, Assroa on T A Gnsr GonR'ri PATENTOFFICE a 00;, mc nconronArronor NEW JERSEY- oosMErIc Box v A lication fiia ii eemper s, 1928. serial re,3243381 v 3 in'ventionir elates to improvementsin cosmetic boxes or vanlty cases; and the 111-1 yentlon has for its principal ob3ect toprfoylde a simple construction and assembly or' parts comprisinga body and coyer sections hingedtogether, and anovel construction and ar rangement of means for retaining cosmetic powder within the body section, together with means for "discharging powder therefrom .10 when desired forflls e with a maximum of lease and'convenience in handling, a

Other objects of this invention,n0t at this time more particularly enumerated; will be clearly understood from the following de- 3 15 tailed description of thesame.

The invention is clearly illustrated the accompanying dr wi gs; in whichi-e- 'j i s Fig. 1j is a perspect've, View. of the ,box for casejclosed but with thepowder' diseharge powder box being'fr m d Fig. it is a perspective view of 'the'tray" I member and illustratesthe manner of inserts v V I brldge portion21. Tray-memberv18'ispro- I ing the powder box therein;

' so Fig, 5""is ayiew looking at the tray m em thatregisterswith. the discharge orifice T12 ber from 'below Fig. 6 is a plan View of the box or case open andjshows the powder and rouge puffs reawayremovedfrom the body section and y v "Fig, 9 is asectional view "of the body section looking toward thefront thereof.

i Similar characters of reference :are emviews}- to indicate corresponding parts." 7

knob' le wi-ll close or i V V I 1 a ifice' l2 asdesiredQ v Fig. 3 isa transverseyiew oftherb'o'dy sec-' 7 v tion with'contained tray memberlooking to- 3 'zswards thefront o fjsaid body'section, the

fed into the body section 10. Tray member 18 J g a 75 y 7 front eleyation i of the" body section, the; powder discharge orifice i V iew similar toFig GbutiHus-I trates the tray member with parts brokenp'loyed in all of the hereinaboye described;

-Referring no'wto said drawings5ithe'ref5 E erence character; 10 indicates a body section. and 11a cover section of"a-cosmeti'czbbxjorfi vanity 03.5 6, Said-"se tiOnS'l being ofi'substan';

connected together. The body sectionlt) is iprovidedyin its front, wall with a powder discharge -orifice12'shownas of ellipticalshape although this orifice may have any other desired shape. Discharge orifice 12 is adapted to be closed a slide:member'orvalve13 positioned on the interior ofthe frontwalllof the body section 10. "Slide meniber 13 has .an outwardly struck boss; 14" i conforming'to the orifice '12 which bossis' adapted to snap'into and snugly close the discharge orifice when the slide member 13 is moved s'o'that this boss isvpositioned in registering relation with the discharge j orifice A button or knob 15 is positioned on the exterior of the front wall of the bodysec;

tion 10 for operating the slide member 13.]

Knob h h n fit f tends through as'lot 17 in the body section and is secured to the slide member 13." Manip'ulation of the open the discharge ori- A tray member 18' adaptedto 'be insert-V has. a downwardly extendingipe'ripheralflange 20 that is spaced from the walls ofthe' 7 tray member and which is 'connectedto said wallsf bya curved vbead-like connecting" vided with aniinwardlystruck aperture 19 when this tray member is-positioned within the body" section '10. The, peripheral flange the outerwallsfof the tray member forna} groove or -recess withinwhich felt or other suitable-substances22 may be frictionally re-1 tained adjacent the'aperture 19 for prevent- T r ng. mm this aperture- 7 from passing arou'ndand being l t Orwased at the sides ofthe trayniember. The: felt I the aperture19 to the discharge orifice l2jand 1 the'g'body' 1 section 3 10, the peripheral flange 2O resiliently engages the walls of the body secv s M ti on, thereby frictionall'y 'retaining this tray r tially rectangular cross-section and hin'gedly v, nriember. within the body section. The t'ray l li' jof the tray member 18 and has tongues at its ends fixed in apertures in the opposite walls of this member. Partition 23 divides the tray member into two parts one of which 1s adapted to receive a rouge Pen 24 containing a rouge cake 25 and the other a powder box 26 containing suitable cosmetic powder. The rouge pan 24 and powder box 26 fit snugly within the tray member and are frictionally retained within this member. Rouge pan 2A 7 maybe readily removed from the tray member when desired, however, as for the purpose of inserting refills by merely prying out this pan with atool inserted between a corner of this pan and the partition 23. One

or more corners of the powder box 26 may be beveled as at 27 to facilitate the easy re moval of this box when desired, as for the purpose of inserting a refill.

Powder box 26 is made of paper, cardboard or any other suitable material and is a unitary structure without a lid. The side wall of the powder. box 26 is adapted to be punctured to provide an opening 28 through which the powder 30 emerges. Ordinarily the sidewall of the powder box may beweakened at the location of the opening 28 so that this opening may readily be. obtained as by pressing a hard instrument against such weakened side wall. Also, the mere insertion of the powder box .into the tray member will cause the ragged inwardly struck edges of the aperture 19 of the tray member to puncture the side wall of the powder-box, thereby providing the opening 28.

Cover section 11 may have a mirror 31 retained upon its inner surface in any well known manner. .'Instead of the mirror 31,

an ornamental plaque or other desirable device may be positioned within the cover sec tion. A catch 32 provided on the front wall oi'the cover section 10 is adapted to engage 3. lug 33 formed on the front wall of the body section, to thereby retain the vanity case in closed condition. With the vanity case closed, there is sufiicient space between the" powder box 26 and mirror 31 for a powder puff Also, there is sufficient space between the rouge cake 25 and mirror 31 for a rouge puff 35.

In operation, to obtain powder from the vanity case it is merely necessary to oper ate the knob 15 so as to open the'discharge orifice 12, whereupon any desired quantity of powder may be readilyshaken from the tion could be made without departing from 1 the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description. or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is: 1. In a vanity case comprising, a body sec tion having a'powder discharge orifice and a cover section hinged to said body section, a tray member within said body section, and

having an aperture registering with said I powder discharge aperture,-a powd er box carried by said tray 'member,'said powder box having an opening communicating through said tray member aperture with said discharge orifice and valve means operable from the exterior of said body section for opening or closing sa d discharge orifice.

2. In a vanity case comprising, a body section having a powder discharge orifice on the outside thereof and a cover.section hinged to said body section, a'traymember within said body section, a powder box carried by said traymember, said powder box and tray member having openings communicating with said discharge orifice, a slide member for closing said dischargeorifice and a knob for operating said slide member. I

3. In a vanity case comprising, a body section and a cover 'sectionhinged to said bodysect on, a tray member within said body section, said tray member having a peripheral fiangespaced from-the sides of said tray and frlctionally engaging the inner walls of said body section, said flange being connected to the sides of said tray" by an uppencurved bridge portion projecting outwardly of said body section for telescoping into said cover section in guiding relation tothe'latter, and

a cosmetic container carried by said tra-y;

member and trictionally retained therein.

4. In a'vanit-y case comprising,a body section and a cover section hinged to saidbody' section, a tray member within said body-section,.said 'tray'member having a peripheral flange spaced from the sides of said tray and? frictionally engaging the inner walls of said body vsection, said flange being connected to the sides of said tray byan upper curved bridge portion,a p'owderybox carried by said tra'ylmembensaid powder box, tray member reg n body section,,said flange being connected to r and body section having communicating apertures, and means retained between the side of said tray member and the peripheral flange thereof-for conducting powder from v the powder box and tray member apertures 7' to the aperture in said body section.

5.;In a vanity casecomprising, a body section and a cover section hingedto said body 7 section, a tray member within said body sec tion, said tray member having a peripheral flange spaced from the sides of said tray and r Y 7 frictionally engaging the inner walls of said 7 vthe sidesof said tray by an upper curved bridge portion, a powder box carried by said tray member, said powder box, tray member and body, section havingv communicating apertures, means retained between the side of said tray member and the peripheral flange thereof for conducting powder from the powder box and tray member apertures to the aperture in said body section and a valve operable from the exterior of said body section for controlling the flow of powder from said powder box;

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set 'my hand i this 4th day of December, 1928.

WILLIAM E, WACKER, 

